Cooking Master Boy

Also known as: Chuuka Ichiban! / 中華一番!

Cooking Master Boy is a TV series by Nippon Animation that premiered in Spring 1997. It is finished airing with 52 episodes of about 23 minutes each. Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama. Average AniList score: 7.1/10.

Synopsis

The story takes place in 19th century China during the Qing Dynasty, where the Emperor was weakened and the country was close to chaos. It is also during a fictitious era called "The Era of the Cooking Wars". It was an era in which top chefs with different cooking styles tried their best to improve their skills and to become the best chef in China. It is a country where insulting a high-grade chef or fooling around with cooking could land a person in a jail, and impersonating a top-chef is as good as usurpation of authority. Chefs compete with each other in order to gain respect and even power, but also with the risks of losing everything.

The country of China has four major regions: Beijing, Szechuan, Shanghai, and Guangdong.

The beginning of the story takes place in Szechuan, Mao's birthplace.

After the death of Mao's mother, Pai, who was called the 'Fairy of Cuisine', Mao becomes a Super Chef in order to take the title as Master Chef of his mother's restaurant. However, before he takes his mother's place as Master Chef, he continues to travel China in order to learn more of the many ways of cooking, in the hopes of becoming a legendary chef, just like his mother. During his journey, he meets great friends and fierce rivals who wish to challenge him in the field of cooking.

Cooking Master Boy episodes

  1. Episode 1: Young Cooking Master — aired April 26, 1997
  2. Episode 2: Fantastic Mapo Tofu — aired May 3, 1997
  3. Episode 3: Super Chef — aired May 10, 1997
  4. Episode 4: Merciless Rules — aired May 17, 1997
  5. Episode 5: Destroy Old Tradition — aired May 24, 1997
  6. Episode 6: Dumpling Brothers — aired May 31, 1997
  7. Episode 7: Dirty Trap! Cornered Mao! — aired June 7, 1997
  8. Episode 8: The Final Battle — aired June 14, 1997
  9. Episode 9: Challenging Dream - The Super Chef Exam — aired June 21, 1997
  10. Episode 10: Incomparable Noodles — aired July 5, 1997
  11. Episode 11: The Last Battle! Taste Battle Stadium — aired July 12, 1997
  12. Episode 12: The Handsome Teenage Chef, Fei — aired August 2, 1997
  13. Episode 13: The Decisive Catfish Noodles!! — aired August 9, 1997
  14. Episode 14: The Honorable Mark — aired August 16, 1997
  15. Episode 15: Fake Super Chef? — aired August 23, 1997
  16. Episode 16: The Beauty Trap — aired August 30, 1997
  17. Episode 17: Dream Singe Cuisine Revives — aired September 13, 1997
  18. Episode 18: Haunted House Experience — aired September 20, 1997
  19. Episode 19: Galaxy Noodles — aired October 25, 1997
  20. Episode 20: The Bad Luck Dark Chicken — aired November 1, 1997
  21. Episode 21: Yang Spring Restaurant`s Challenge — aired November 15, 1997
  22. Episode 22: The Battle of Two Chef — aired November 29, 1997
  23. Episode 23: Big Universe Pork Dumpling — aired December 6, 1997
  24. Episode 24: Mysterious Invitation, The trap of the masked Chef — aired December 13, 1997
  25. Episode 25: Western Style Blood Match — aired December 20, 1997
  26. Episode 26: The Strongest Ace — aired January 17, 1998
  27. Episode 27: The Secret of the Masked Chef — aired January 24, 1998
  28. Episode 28: Wilderness Cooking — aired January 31, 1998
  29. Episode 29: Chefs of Darkness Society`s Assassin! — aired February 15, 1998
  30. Episode 30: Knife-Skills Competition — aired February 21, 1998
  31. Episode 31: China within a Fish — aired February 28, 1998
  32. Episode 32: Ice and Fire`s Impulse — aired March 7, 1998
  33. Episode 33: The Cooking Utensil of Legend — aired March 14, 1998
  34. Episode 34: Chef of Darkness Society`s Revenge — aired March 21, 1998
  35. Episode 35: The Metal Palm`s Demonic Power — aired April 18, 1998
  36. Episode 36: Brother Sanche`s Cold Sea Turtle Soup — aired April 25, 1998
  37. Episode 37: Dim Sum king, Lakon 1600-years-old Soul-Calming Steamed buns — aired May 2, 1998
  38. Episode 38: The Super Dim Sum Competition! The Startling Results! — aired May 9, 1998
  39. Episode 39: Another Seven Star Sword! Mysterious Woman Shan! — aired May 23, 1998
  40. Episode 40: A Chef`s Destiny — aired May 30, 1998
  41. Episode 41: Destroy The Evil Sword, The Sacred Seven Star Knives — aired June 6, 1998
  42. Episode 42: Final Battle, Shouan`s Revenge — aired June 13, 1998
  43. Episode 43: Big Magic Technique "Panda Tofu" — aired June 20, 1998
  44. Episode 44: The Shocking Finale! Chef Pai`s Palm! — aired June 27, 1998
  45. Episode 45: Shun An is Buried In The Sea — aired July 25, 1998
  46. Episode 46: Shell`s Rescue — aired August 1, 1998
  47. Episode 47: Descending of The Diety — aired August 8, 1998
  48. Episode 48: Special Meteor Fried Rice — aired August 15, 1998
  49. Episode 49: Trapped in darkness! Soul-connecting congee — aired August 22, 1998
  50. Episode 50: Beijing, the Emperor`s Capitale! The Dark Cooking Society`s Wickedness — aired August 29, 1998
  51. Episode 51: The Genius Fei`s Plan! Neo Man Han Banquet — aired September 5, 1998
  52. Episode 52: The Big Reversal! The Brave Chef`s Glory — aired September 12, 1998

Main characters

  • Maoxing Liu (Main) — voiced by Mayumi Tanaka
  • Meili Zhou (Main) — voiced by Satsuki Yukino
  • Feihong Lan (Main) — voiced by Ryoutarou Okiayu
  • Silang (Main) — voiced by Chika Sakamoto
  • Xielu (Main) — voiced by Hiroshi Yanaka
  • Leien (Main) — voiced by Nobutoshi Kanna

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Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama · Season: Spring 1997